MATE-WM(1)MATE-WM(1)NAMEmate-wm - Start the window manager configured by the user
SYNOPSISmate-wm [--default-wm=WINDOWMANAGER] [--sm-client-id=ID]
DESCRIPTION
The mate-wm program starts the window manager configured by the user.
If the user has not chosen a window manager it will launch a MATE com‐
pliant window manager.
The user can define his preferred window manager with the /desk‐
top/mate/session/required_components/windowmanager MateConf key. The
value of this key should be the name of the desktop file of the desired
window manager, without its .desktop extension. If this key is set to
mate-wm, then mate-wm will simply look for an appropriate window man‐
ager. The user can also override the selection of a window manager by
setting the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable.
If the --default-wm option is used, mate-wm will use WINDOWMANAGER as
window manager if the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable is not set
and if the /desktop/mate/session/required_components/windowmanager
MateConf key does not define a specific window manager, or if the con‐
figured window manager cannot be found.
The --sm-client-id option is translated to an appropriate option
depending on which window manager will be started.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--default-wm=WINDOWMANAGER
Define the default window manager to start if no window manager
is configured, or if the configured window manager cannot be
found.
--sm-client-id=ID
Specify the session management ID when connecting to the session
manager.
ENVIRONMENTmate-wm uses the value of the WINDOW_MANAGER environment variable to
let the user override the configured window manager.
BUGS
If you find bugs in the mate-wm program, please report these on
https://bugzilla.gnome.org.
SEE ALSOmate-session(1)
MATE MATE-WM(1)